Friday, 25 May, 2012

Embryonic stem cells become blood cells in lab experiment, raises hope for eventual treatment.

New hope for stroke victims from radical new therapy. Learning and the adult brain: Does intensive practice really help?

Can embryonic stem cells provide a cure for Parkinson’s and other diseases? Perhaps, but plenty of legal barriers make research difficult. Meet the do-it-all stem cell.

Doctors are learning to persuade the body to grow its own spare parts. Is there hope for the retina, heart or pancreas?

The science of Halloween: bats, brains and cemetaries. Mourn the bats. Earn some interest at the brain bank. Prowl the boneyard!

Repairing damage to spinal cords. What are the obstacles? What are the hopes?